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US 2013/0231024 A1Published application
Systems and methods for reduced crimp carbon fiber helical fabric
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsJean-Francois Lecostaouec, Paul Perea
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Abstract
Systems and methods for weaving helical carbon fabrics with minimum fiber crimp are provided herein. In various embodiments, small denier natural or synthetic yarns are used in the warp direction to interlace the carbon fiber wefts with minimum deformation. Specific weave designs are used in combination with the small denier yarn to maintain the primary carbon fiber weft and warp un-crimped.
Claims20
A textile, comprising:
- a first interlocking warp yarn;
- a first weft tow;
- a second weft tow;
- and
- a first primary warp tow,
- wherein the first primary warp tow passes below the first weft tow and above the second weft tow,
- wherein the first interlocking warp yarn passes above the first weft tow and below the second weft tow,
- wherein the first interlocking warp yarn has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the first weft tow.
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A method of making a textile comprising
- placing a first primary warp tow and a first interlocking warp yarn on a weaving device;
- disposing a first weft tow above the first primary warp tow and below the first interlocking warp yarn;
- disposing a second weft tow below the first primary warp tow and above the first interlocking warp yarn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.